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TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

Married at 13, assaulted, trafficked: What Beed minor ‘raped by dad, husband, 400 men’ alleges

17-year-old girl has alleged she was married off to a 33-year-old man, who sexually abused her. She ran away, but was then 'raped by own father, strangers, and a police constable'.

Consensual sex with major not offence but unethical, immoral, Allahabad HC says

Court denies bail to a man for allegedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend and standing as a mute spectator while she was being allegedly raped by two more men.

Can’t silence cases. As more women join, Indian military must address sexual assault problem

A primary concern of the public and military fraternity about women in the armed forces has been torture and rape at the hands of the enemy. But what about colleagues?

Flight lieutenant ‘admitted to rape on video’, I was intimidated by IAF officers, survivor says

The accused flight lieutenant, arrested by Coimbatore police on 26 September, was sent to IAF custody Thursday. NCW slams the ‘two-finger’ test on survivor.

400 Pakistani men sexually assault a woman in Lahore. Twitter says ‘no less than Taliban’

Lahore Police has filed an FIR against hundreds of unidentified men for sexually assaulting a woman who was filming a TikTok video at Minar-e-Pakistan on the country’s Independence Day.

Man arrested in ‘sexual assault’ of 6-year-old girl in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar, DCW lashes out

The incident comes on the heel of the allegedly gang-rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl. She was later cremated by her attackers in South West Delhi on 1 August.

Kejriwal announces magisterial probe into death of minor Dalit girl ‘gang-raped’ in Delhi

Delhi CM Kejriwal also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of the girl and appealed to the Central govt to strengthen law and order in the national capital.

Women unsafe from male sexual harassers in online classrooms too. MK Stalin govt is fixing it

Recording of online classes, random auditing to monitor teachers’ behaviour, and a grievance hotline are just some of the measures introduced by Stalin govt to check this menace.

Imran Khan took a stand against US. But forgot to stand up for rape victims

When Imran Khan came to power, we were assured that Pakistan will have a PM who will be handsome, speak good angrezi and boost our image. Look at how that’s going.

Victim’s evasive answers, lack of medical evidence — why Goa court acquitted Tarun Tejpal

The court also noted that the victim did not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviour that a victim of sexual assault might show.

On Camera

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.